The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs yesterday to clinch their 9th straight series win at home.
Tampa Bay is 28-11 at home, the second best home record in the AL behind the Red Sox (28-7). Also, according to the Associated Press, "With 42 wins, the Rays have matched their club record for victories before the All-Star break. They were 42-45 at the break under [Lou] Piniella in 2004 and wound up winning a franchise-best 70 games."
Bullpen does job again in Rays victory over Cubs - MLB - Yahoo! Sports